as in investigators
one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry
medical researchers reported some eye-opening findings on the effectiveness of statins in the reduction of LDL in the bloodstream
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Recent Examples of researchers
Tahlequah previously made global headlines in 2018 for carrying a dead calf for over 1,000 miles across 17 days, demonstrating what researchers believe is mourning behavior among orcas.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
One of the main enforcers of H-2A rules, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division, last year had one of the lowest levels of investigators since the H-2A program was launched in the 1980s, Rutgers University researchers found.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
By taking measurements of clouds using these different modalities, the Orcestra researchers aim to collect data needed to refine our understanding of one of the great uncertainties in current climate models.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In one paper, published in the peer reviewed American Journal of Public Health, researchers surveyed Flint moms eligible for Rx Kids, those in Flint before the program began and mothers in the surrounding region.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
These fourth-generation reactors may also meet safety requirements more easily and gain public acceptance, researchers say.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Smoke-drying the deceased is a technique known historically from some indigenous Australian groups and still used by people within Papua New Guinea, researchers reported Monday in the journal PNAS.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Later, however, by focusing on faster, more intense storms, the researchers succeeded in capturing two instances of glowing green auroras, according to the statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
First, researchers measured high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in 12,530 healthy American women with none of the classic SMuRFs—hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
One of the main enforcers of H-2A rules, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division, last year had one of the lowest levels of investigators since the H-2A program was launched in the 1980s, Rutgers University researchers found.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
By taking measurements of clouds using these different modalities, the Orcestra researchers aim to collect data needed to refine our understanding of one of the great uncertainties in current climate models.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
In one paper, published in the peer reviewed American Journal of Public Health, researchers surveyed Flint moms eligible for Rx Kids, those in Flint before the program began and mothers in the surrounding region.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
These fourth-generation reactors may also meet safety requirements more easily and gain public acceptance, researchers say.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Smoke-drying the deceased is a technique known historically from some indigenous Australian groups and still used by people within Papua New Guinea, researchers reported Monday in the journal PNAS.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Later, however, by focusing on faster, more intense storms, the researchers succeeded in capturing two instances of glowing green auroras, according to the statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
First, researchers measured high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in 12,530 healthy American women with none of the classic SMuRFs—hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for researchers
investigators
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The Tesla had been at the impound lot for two days after being found abandoned on a Hollywood street, investigators said.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The vast, sprawling Conjuring franchise, which began back in 2013, has spawned a complex web of sequels, prequels and spin-offs, some of which are loosely based on cases covered by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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